Jack Draper has been handed a troublesome draw at Wimbledon, with world No 38 Sebastian Baez mendacity in wait in spherical one.
British No 1 Draper, seeded fourth at this 12 months’s championships, might face former US Open winner Marin Cilic in spherical two, whereas the in-form Alexander Bublik is a possible third-round opponent. Bublik defeated Draper on the French Open earlier this month.
Additional forward, Draper might face seven-time champion Novak Djokovic within the quarter-finals.
Draper performed down the importance of a top-four seeding final week, however its significance is that he can’t play world No 1 Jannik Sinner till the semi-finals and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz till the ultimate.
As for Alcaraz, eyeing a 3rd consecutive Wimbledon title, he’ll tackle Italian maverick Fabio Fognini first up on Centre Courtroom on Monday.
Jack Draper’s path to wimbledon glory
Spherical one – Sebastian Baez
Spherical two – Marin Cilic
Spherical three – Alexander Bublik
Spherical 4 – Jakub Mensik
Quarter-finals – Novak Djokovic
Semi-finals – Jannik Sinner
Remaining – Carlos Alcaraz
Alcaraz is seeking to change into the second participant, after Rafael Nadal, to win the French Open, Queen’s and Wimbledon in the identical 12 months.
British qualifier Oliver Tarvet, the world No 719 and British No 33, might face Alcaraz in spherical two if he can defeat fellow qualifier Leanadro Riedi from Switzerland.
On the different finish of the draw, Sinner faces Italian compatriot Luca Nardi.
In the meantime, British No 2 Jacob Fearnley, 23, takes on 18-year-old Brazilian star Joao Fonseca in an intriguing match-up, whereas an all-British affair sees Dan Evans face Jay Clarke.
Cameron Norrie, 29, will face Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, 37, whereas fifth seed Taylor Fritz has arguably been handed the hardest first spherical out of any seed, with big-hitting Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard his first-round opponent.
British first spherical matches – males’s singles:
Jack Draper vs Sebastian Baez
George Loffhagen vs Pedro Martinez
Johannus Monday vs Tommy Paul (13)
Jack Pinnington Jones vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Dan Evans vs Jay Clarke
Arthur Fery vs Alexei Popyrin
Billy Harris vs Hubert Hurkacz
Henry Searle vs Ethan Quinn
Jacob Fearnley vs Joao Fonseca
Oliver Crawford vs Mattia Bellucci
Cameron Norrie vs Roberto Bautista Agut
Oliver Tarvet vs Leandro Riedi
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